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R. W. GEB. MAGHINB PGB PRINTING ADDRESS STRIPS.

APPLIUATION TILBD KAY 8, 1908.

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.RUDOLPH W. GOEB, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. ASSIGNOR TO DEVELOPMENT &INVEST- MENT COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS. MISSOURI, A CORPORATION F MISSOURI.i

MACHINE FOR PRINTING ADDRESS-STRIPS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 25, 1910.

Application filed May 6, 1908. Serial No. 131.279A

r tion, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the ac`companying drawings, forming part of this speciication, in Which- Figurel is an elevation of the lefthand side of a. machine constructed inaccordance with my invention; Fi 2 is an elevation of the righthand sideot said machine; Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the machine partlybroken away to showpthe construction of the carriage; Fig. 4 is agitopplan view of the carriage; Fig. 5 a longitudinal sectional View of thecarriage; Fig. t3 is an enlarged cross sectional view of the clutch;Fig. 7 is a'n enlarged end view of the inking apparatus; Fig. 8 is aside elevation of the inking apparatus artly in sectionto show the meansfor a justing the ink-applying rolls; Fig. 9 is a top plan view partlyin section df the slitting apparatus; Fig. 10 is a cross sectional Viewtaken through the cutting disk roll and the grooved roll; and Fi 11 isan enlarged detail view of one en of the platen and a portion of thecarriage to show the means for imparting the initial movement to saidplaten.

rlhis invention relates to printing machines, and particularly tomachines that are used for printing addresses on strips of paper whichare adapted to be fedthrough mailing machines that. sever the strips andpaste portions thereof containing individu'al addresses on magazines orpaper wrappers. For a daily paper having six issues in a week it isnecessaryI to have six address slips for each subscriber of the paperand also an additional address slip to be used for making corrections,changes of address, etc. Prior to my invention these address strips havebeen prepared in the following manner: A workman would first place anumber of galleys containing the addresses of the subscribers in themachine and would then take seven proofs from these galleys. He wouldthen sever these proof sheets into strips and paste the strips togetherto form one long strip which was wound into a roll so that it could befed through the mailing machine.

All of the operations above described were,

performed manually so thatl a great deal of time was consumed inpreparing the address strips for the mailing' machine. The"` name of thetown or city is not printed on the address slip of each subscriber butonly on' the slips of a few subscribers in the town. For example. everytenth address' on the strip contains the name of the town or city andthe succeeding addresses contain only the name of the subscriber and hisVstreet number or post-oice box number, the papers or magazines beingtied up in bundles of ten with the y address slip containing the naineof the town or city on the/top of the bundle. It will thus be seen thatit is necessary to have the addresses arranged in a certain sequence inView of the fact that al1 of them do not contain the complete address ofthe subscribers and very often the in the mail.

The mainobject of my invention is to provide an automatic machine thatprints the address of each subscriber on a piece of paper a number oftimes, which piece of paper is thereafter severed into a'plurality ofstrips that are Wound into individual rolls to be used in mailingmachines. These strips are continuous so that the addresses are sure tobe arranged in proper sequence if the Workman Who places the galleys inthe machine does not make an error. Practically, no paper is wasted inthe machine and as the machine is entirel)Y automatic in its operation agreat saving is etfected in labor and iu" time in preparing addressstrips. Y

Referring to the drawings which illustrate a machine embodyin thepreferred form ot my invention, 1 esignates a carriage provided withWheels .2 that travel on tracks formed on the side pieces 3 of theframeof the machine. and 4 designates` a movable support arranged insideof the carriage and adapted to support galleys (l of type containingaddresses. The carriage l ltl if` iu they form of :i reetnngulnr frameand the inpport l is so constructed that it slides rertiefiilly in midfreine for a pin-pogo hereinafter deerihed. mid support, being proridi-l on vit-` upper eide` with transversely extending stops .7 thatengage the ends of the g.ille\' us shown in Fig. 4. A platen or cylindert' whieh presses the palper onto the type in the gnlleys, ie mounted insnpporte T ilrojerting npwfirdli,Y from the Side trainee' I! :uid theenrrioge 1 reeiiiiroeated l to (furry the gulle-ye underneath Seidplaten by ineniri ot' :i Si'noeltet chain S provided with ai hlmh tl'lotie in'rlinged in :i Slotted :uin itl whit-h extend"A downwardly tronithe inovzihle A#upport i on the eurringe. The chain pow@ over sproi'ltetwheels 1.1 and 1L secured to hotte il :ind '12 that; :ire liournuleti inthe zeide t'riunes 3. and the huit 1f tris :i gein' i?. -win-ed theretowhich ineehV with :i driven pinion 14. The pinion 14 is eouneeted to :irluteli member 5 which Cooper-tites4 with :i eluteh lzu'e on :i pulley1G mounted ou :i ,etzitiooziljv t1ul 1i' projet-ting laterally l'ionione ol' the eide frames fl. :is shown in hie'. Il. :ind eziitl pulley isdriven Cmitinnou-l \l liv :i hell. not Shown. The eluteh mouiller l5 isnorn'mllv forced away from the elutf-h tuve ou the pulley 1t h v menneot :i foiled -epriug 18 eurrolnidingv the sind iT lit-tween the liulr ofthe Clutch member :ind the pnlle'v and seid clutch ineinber ie tutt :idinto engagement with the pulley liv ine-.nw of :i pair of horizontallydis;- poeed levers4 lil provided :it their outer ends with i'olier. llthatl heur ugzjzlinst the eluteh menihi'r. the inner ende ot the leversbeing pivotzill'v eonneeted to the side frame 3. A

` volte il ie eonneeted to the levers` 19 for aetufitinp` [hein :indl@uid yoke. is moved in one lireetion h v n printf 22 und in theoppostte, diret-tion h :i lever Q3 whirh posees through un opening in:in extension 2l ou the shank ot sziid Ivolte. the outer end et' seidshank paesing through a stationary tguide Btl sind being' provided with:i yetop 2T th-.it eoi'ierntee with Suid guide to limit the movement ofthe yoke in one dirertion. The lever 23 isiheld nornuillv elevaited by a`pring QS. :is `eliown in Fig. 1, :1nd when said lever ie in iteelevated position :in eX- teueion Q9 thereon will oline with :i stop 30i ou the mirriiige, 1. .eind stop holdingsmid 1 lever forwardlyr so thatthe Shitth'ig volte Q1 will remain in its forward position and thu@ holdthe levem '19 nwirv from the clutch meuiher 15 so that the spring 18 eenforce Suid eluteh meniher :lm v trom the pullev 1G. vtllhen the lever 23is depressed the ei teneiou 29 moves out ot engagement with the Stop 80:1nd the Spring QE." inovee the volte fffirwzlrdlv und thus eiinees theAlever 4 19 to throw the rluteli member 15 into engz'igement. with theelnteh filee on the puller 16 therehy imparting movennnit to the piliion 14 which drives the gear 13 connected lto the eliaft of the drivingsprocket Wheel 12. The nieaim for depressing the lever 23 consists of :ltreadle shaft 31 having :in arm 32 that is connected to the lower end ofthe lever 23.

As the ein-ringe 1 containing the gnlleys of tvpe moves in thedirer'tion ot the arrow in Fig. 1 toward the reni' of the inziehine, thesupport 1. on which the lgrolleyey rest. moves` glownwzirdly so that thetype in the golleys will elem* the platen or elvliuder t3. Thiel isetl'eeted by the uielined tracks 33 on which roller-el 34 on the movablesupport 4 ride. the inclined tracks heilig Connected to the insidetzu-es of the side trames and so disposed relatively to the platen tthat the inovuhle support. #t will more downwardly its the carriagecommences to more toward the rear end ot' the machine und will moveupwardly at the end ot' the for 'ord Stroke ot' the carriage. After therollers 3l on the movable Support have pnewed oill the inclinedtrzielie. the support t will rest` on adjutzihle Stops 35 on theeuri-inge 1. Suid stops being.T adapted to he :uljusted to elmuge theposition of the support l relzitivel to the platen t #o es to providetor type of diftereut heights. The carriage Stm-ts. to more rein''zu-illy whenever the operiitor depreeses the lever ZI-3. es previouslydescribed. und when the operator reinovee his toot from the treodle 31,the springr :2S will move :seid lever upwardly so thnt the extension at.the upper end thereof will be in position to be engaged by the stop 30on the earring@ as the enrrizige reueheS the end of its forward travel.therelrxY movingr the lever 23 forwill'dl)y so tlult ity will pull thelvolte E21 forwin-llir :ind thue permit the Spring 18 to foire theeluteh uieoiher out of engagement: with the pullty 1H to muse thecarriage to come to rest. the stop il() holding the lever ill in thi1-1pwitiou until the` operator again depreei the tr lzulle. As thecuirrizige moves toritto-dlr. 'l'roiu th',I rem' toward the front end ofthe inzit-lune. the platen o is depreseed yelightl)y so that it willprese the eti-ip of peper A down upon the type in the enlleyx thefrietion het neen the type und the strip ot peper euueinp the platten Gto rotate in the direction of the zii-row in Fig. 2 so tliut the stripof palper will be forced evenlyV upon the type und thus reet-ive :ipertet-i iini'n'eesion.

As Shown iu Fig'. 3. the )laten o is provided :it itsv ende with metaltlzingi'e` (3 thut` hem' upon tracks 1 on the eau-ringe when the platenie* elepreeeed. liet'ernlil-v. the platten is given un initial movementby ineens ot spring-pressed hutTere. it on the front end of the emriogewhich engage piiwls or dogs 2li' pirotzilly eouneeted to the ends ot'the pinten. ils Shown in detail in Fig. 11. 'Ilieeedoge BTextend throughopenino' lll)

emacs dog, a pin 38 on the platen limiting'the' movement of the dog inthe opposite f trection 'when the platen rotates.

The shaft or axle of the platen 6 is jour-` naled in blocks 39 whichslide 1n guideways lio vwith. an inwardl located lin adiig er horizontalplane'than members as thev carriage formed in the standards 7, and eachofsaid Vblocks is supported by a rod 40 provided at its lower end with aroller 41 that travels on a reciprocating member 42 provided with aninclined facek 43, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1,1the members 42being mounted in guidewa s' in the side members 3 of the machine. hein-kng rolls which apply ink to the type are also depressed just priorto the forward .movement of the carriage 1,4

and these same memfbers 42 are utilized to depress and elevate' theinking rolls, said vmembers-being provided with inclined faces 44 whichcoperate with rollers 45 on the ends of rods 46 secured to part of theirrking apparatus. Each of the members 42 is proed at its rear end withan inwardly projecting extension 47 and at its front end projectingextension 48 the extension 7. The stop 30 on the front end of the criageand a. companion stop on the opposite side of the carriage coperate withthesxtensions 47 at the rear ends ofthe 2 so as to engage saidextensions and mov carriage reaches the end of its rearward travel, anda second pair of stops 49 at the rear end of the carriage engage theextensions 48 and move the members 42 Aforwardly 1 reaches the end ofits foi'- ward stroke. When the carriage is at the front Aend of themachine' the members 42 will be in the osit-ion vshown in dotted linesin Fig. '.1 so t at the rollers of the rods 4() and 46 whichsupport theplaten 6 and the of the members 42. When saidmembers are inkingapparatus will rest on high wportions moved rearwa the inclined face` 43and 44 thereon will "ass underneath said rollers andthe platenl andinking rolls will descend into position to bear uponV the'type, and

A when the members 42 move forwardly thc tary movement of the platenbein rolls and the platen will be elevated, the ro stopped bywbrakeshoes' 6* which engage t e flanges apparatusV comprises two inkro s 50,a spreading roll 51 artherewith and a roll 52 for transferringink feedroll 53 extendingr into an ink- Astell' to the spreading roll 51. Thespreading y 1101-1 51 is journaled 1n blocks' 54 mounted in miL@guideways in the standards 7 and secured ,to the upper endsfof the rods46, and the adjusting screw 57 extends.

the members 42 rearwardly as theink-applying rolls'50 are journaled intriangular shaped frames 55 each of which 1s provided with a top crosspiece 56 having a screw-threaded opening throu h which an t aid screw isprovided at its lower end with an unscrewthreaded portion lthatjextendsinto a block 58 resting on the shaft or axle of the distributing roll51, and a nut 59 and lock nut (30 are mounted on the screw 57 above thetop cross piece 56 to form an adjustable stop.

Slots 61 are formed in the frames 55 and the standards? are providedwith inwardly projecting guide pins 62 that enter said slots and thushold the frames 55 in proper position. f

From the foregoing it will be seen that the frames which carry theink-applying rolls are su ported by the shaft of the spreading rol 51 sothat by adjusting the screws 57 the ink-applying rolls can` be movedcloser to the spreading roll to compensate for wear, The spreadin roll51 is moved longitudinallyv of the in r-applying rollsso as to disqibutethe ink thoroughly over same by me s of a cam block 63 fastened to oneend of the spreading roll shaft a rol on a stationary bracket 64extends,

vthe spreading roll beingdriven by means of a sprocket. chain 65 assingover a sprocket wheel G6 on the sha t of said roll and over a sprocketwheel 67 connected to the shaft 11a on which the sprocket wheel 11 ismounted. In order that the spreading roll 51 ma he operated manually soas to spread the in r over the inking rolls 50 before the machine isstarted for the day, I have mounted the sprocket wheel 66 loosely on theshaft ofthe spreading roll, and have provided said wheel with a, pawl 68that coperates with a ratchet wheel G9 permanently secured tosaid shaft,

.the opposite end of the shaft being provided with a crank 70. lVhen theoperator turns j the 'spreading roll. 51 manually the teeth of theratchet wheel will ride under the paw] (V38 without imparting movementto the sprocket wheel 6@ butwhen the clutch is thrown in to start themachine the sprocket chain 65 will drive the wheel 66, and the pafwl (i8on said wheel will engage the ratchet wheel G9 and drive the spreadingrolll.

The roll 52'that carries the ink.from the 1 the front ends of said barsprojecting extensions 74 that are engage by stops 75 on the carriagewhen the carria e nears the end of its forward stroke. T eT feeding roll53 projects into a well that contains ink, and secured to one end ofsaid roll is a ratchet 76 that is moved intermittently by a pawl 77 on arock arm 78 rovided with a pin 79 that projects into a s ot in a link 80which is fastened to one of the levers 7 0*. A block 81 is adjust ablymounted in the slot in the link 80 and whenever the lever 7 0 Inovesforwardly said block will engage the pin 79 on the rock arm and thusactuate said arm to move the pawl over the teeth of the ratchet 76. Bychanging the position of the block 1n the slot in which it is mountedthe degree of movement imparted to the roll 53 can be varied.

The paper A 0n which the addresses are rinted leads from a supply rollover an 1dler 83, then underneath the platen 6 and over an idler 84 t0the mechanism which slits the paper into seven continuous strips. Thisslittin mechanism consists of a roll provided with a plurality ofcutting disks and a cooperating roll provided with grooves to receivesaid disks. The cutting disks 85 are mounted on a shaftl86 and are helds aced away from each other b means of s eeves 87, he ends of the sha t86 being journaled in blocks 88 mounted in horizontally disposedguideways in the standards 7. A shank 89 on each of said blocks passesthrough an openin in the end piece 90 of the guideway and t e outer endof the shank is provided. with a sleeve 'in which a horizontallydisposed shaft 91 is journaled. Cams 92 are secured to this shaft, andat one end of the shaft is a handle 93. When said handle is turned inone direction the lines in Fig. having inwardl cams 92 will engage theend pieces 90 of the' guideways and thus move the shaft rearwardly,thereb causing the blocks 88 to move rearward y and draw the cuttingdisks 85 out of engagement with the grooved rollI so as to permit theend of the paper A to be inserted between said roll and the cuttingdisks. The cutting disk roll is moved toward the grooved roll by meansof springs 94 surroundin the Shanks 89 between the blocks 88 and t e endpieces 90 of the guideways.

The paper is guided into position between the cutting disk roll and thegrooved roll by means of a guide plate 95 that terminatesl adjacent theidler 84 and is provided with fin ers that partially surround thegrooved rol said roll consisting of a shaft 96 provided with groovedcastings 97 and spacing sleeves 98, as shown in Fig. 9. A collar 99is'pinned to one end of the shaft-96 and forms an abutment for one ofthe end spacing sleeves and at the other end of the 4each other by meanso shaft is an adustable collar 100 which bears against the ot er endsleeve to amp all of the 'sleeves and castin s in position, The cuttingdisk roll is of t e same construction so that by substituting spacingsleeves of different len ths I can vary the position of the cutting isksand the grooved castings with which they cooperate. The cutting diskroll is driven by means of a chain 10 that passes over a s rocket wheel102 secured to one end of the s aft of said roll and over a sprocketwheel 103 on the platen 6, said cham being kept taut by means of atension roll 104 mounted on a spring-actuated lever 105, as shown inFig.1.

The strips of paper which were produced by splitting the wide sheet Aare wound onto a roll, the shaft 106 of which is mount?` the upper endsyof the ed in bearings at standards 7 This winding roll is shown indetail in Fig. 3 and is provided with spacin disks 107 mounted on theshaft',106, sai disks being held at the roper distance from f) spools orfillers 108y that surround the shaft. have been wound onto these spoolsthe shaft 106 is lifted out of its bearings and the disks 107 and s ools108 are then stripped oli the shaft. A e shaft 106 of the win ing rollis driven by means of a belt 1.09 assin over a pulley 110 on one end ofsaid sha and over a pulley disk rol, said belt being kept at the propertension b means of a roller 112 on a springactuated ever 113. i

At the righthand side of the front end of the machine is a receivingtable 114 on which the operator places a galley of type preparatory tomoving it onto the mova le support 4 of the carriage and at the op ositeside of the machine 1s a discharge ta e 115 provided with a stop 116.The galleys are moved onto the sup ort 4 by means of two slides 117connecte to the up er ends of arms 118 which pro'ect u war ly throughslots 119 in the tab e, sai arms bein secured to a rock shaft 120provided with a handle 121 which the o erator turns to impart movementto the s ides 117. The stop 116 on the dischar e table is so positionedthat when one ga ey is in contact therewith the other seven galleys willbe properlg7 positioned on the support 4.

ometimes it is necessary to stop the machine before it has made acomplete c cle of operations, and to rovide for this, have arran d amanual y operated shaft 122 at the ront end of the machine which isadapted to move the clutch member 15 outv pulley 16, said shaft Afterthe strips 111 on the,shaft of the cutting and actuates the handle 121-to force theV galley from the receiving table o'n'to the strips, it wilof course, be understood that movable support of the carriage, theAopera tion of moving one galley onto the movable support causing thegalley at the opposite` edge of said support to be moved onto thedischarge table against 'the stop thereon. He then depresses the treadle31Il so asto move the clutch member '15 into engagement with theconstantly rptating pulley 1G, thus musing the sprocket wheel 12 torevolve and drive the chain 8 that moves the carriage 1. As the carriagemoves rearwardly the support 4, containing the alleys of type. movesdownwardly so as to dlear the platen 6 and ink-applying rolls, themembers 42 being moved rearwardly when the carriage reaches the end ofits rearward stroke so as to cause the platen (i and the ink-applyingrolls 50 to move downwardly. moves forwardly the plun ers 36 thereonwill engage the pawls or ogs 37 on' the platen and thus initially Vmovethe platen, the friction of the type on the 4aper which surrounds theplaten causing thei platen to revolve and thus force. the paper intoengagement with the type in the galle s. As the carriage reaches the endof its orward stroke the stops 49 thereon will 4engage the extensions onthe members 42 and thus pull said members forwardly so as to raise theplaten and the inlting apparatus,. the stop 30 at the front end of thecarriage enga the extension at the upper end ofV the ever 23 and moving'said lever forwardly so as to carry the levers 19 away `rom` themovable clutch member and rmitthe expansion spring 18 to force saide:enga ement with the driven 4pulley y16, therey causing the machine tocome `to iest. Another galley of type is therrplaced on the receivabletable 114 and the lever 121= is actuated to force said galley onto themovable su port of `the carriage and also eject the gal ey atth lefthandside of the movable support, the operations previously described beingthereafter repeated.

lVhile I have herein stated that themachine is 'ada ted to turn outseven address by changing the machine slightly a different number ofstrips could beproduced and also strips .of different width.

' Having thus described my invention, what' Lclam as new: and desiretohsecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A machine of the character described comprising a platen, areciprocating. carriage arranged .a horizontal plane and As the carriagelutch member out of moving the carriage underneath the platen, lueansforapplying ink to the type in the lpulleys, and means for shifting:thegalleys aterally relatively to the carriage on which they a remounted: substantiallyi as described.

Q. In amachine of the character described, a platen. inking rolls, acarriage adapted to hold galleys of type. means for reciprocatinr saidcarriage underneath the' platen and in tinor rolls, and means forshifting'the galleys lzdter'ally of the carriage; substantially asdescribed.

3. In a machine of the class described, a rotatableplaten, a typecarriage,- means whereby the 'type carriage is moved beneath the platen,springpressed buffers on the front ofthe carriage, pawls pivotallymounted on the ends of the platen against which pawls the buffersel'xgage for imparting a positive initial movement to the platen and.the friction between the platen and the type on the carriage b'eingutilized to complete the movement of tho platen.

4. A machine of the character described comprising a vrotatable platen,inkinfr rolls, a reciprocating carriage adapted to ho d galleys of type,means for moving the carriage past the platen and inkng rolls, means forfeeding a piece of paper between the platen and the type in the galleys,and means for slitting said'piece of paper into strips and winding saidstrips into separate rolls, and meansffor shifting the galleys laterallyon the carriage; substantially as described. 5. A machine of the'character described comprising a platen, a carriage provided with amovable su port upon which galleys of type are la means for moving saidcarriage un erneath the pla en, and stationary -means eoperating wi hdevices on said movable, support for causing the movable support todescend to clearthe platen when sald carriage moves; substantially asdescribed.

6. In a machine ofthe character described,

`a platen. a carriage, a movable support on said vcarriage adapted tohold galleyls of type, stationary inclined tracks whc sustain saidsupport when the carriage is Jin one position, and means for movin saidcarriage underneath the platen, said lnclined tracks permitting the suport to descend so as to clear the platen; su stantially as described.

7. In a machine of the character described, a movable carriage providedwith wheels which travel on tracks, a su ort'constituting part of saidcarriage and) eing adapted to move relatively thereto, wheels 'connectedto said movable su port, and inclined tracks ,upon which the w eels. ofthe movable support travel; substantially as described.

8. In'a machineof the character described,

a movable carriage providedV with wheels which travel on tracks, asupport constitutscribed.

9. In a machine of the character described, a platen, inking rolls, acarriage for holding galleys of type, means for moving said carriageunderneath the platen and the inking rolls, means for depressing thegallcys so that they will clear the platen and inking rolls as thecarriage moves in one direction, and means for causing the laten andinking rolls to move downwardly so that they will bear upon the type inthe allcys as the carriage moves in the opposite irection; substantiallyas described.

10. In a machine of the character `described, a platen, inking rolls, acarriage for holding gallcys of type, means for rcciprocating saidcarriage underneath the platen and the inking rolls, mechanism forcausing the platen and inking rolls to descend when the cari'iage movesin one direction and to be elevated when the carriage moves in theopposite direction, and means connected to the carriage for impartingmovement to said mechanism so as to elevate and depress the platen andinlcing rolls; substantially as de' scribed.

11. In a machine of the character dcscribed, a platen, inking apiaratus, a carriage for holding, alleys ol type, devices connected tothe p aten and, to the inkinfrapparatus and provided at their lowerendgwith friction rolls, members provided on their upper sides withinclined faces on which said friction rolls are adapted to rest andtravel and means on the carriage for moving said members to depress andraise the platen and inking apparatusysubstantally as described.

12. In a machine of `the character described, a platen, mking apai'atus, a car'- riage for holding galloys o type, means forreciprocating said carriage underneath the platen and inking apparatus,rods connected to thev platen and to the inkin apparatus and provided attheir lower en s with friction A rolls, inclined face members upon whichsaid rolls rest, and stops on the carriage for engaging and moving saidmembers when Y the carriage moves in one direction and for engagingandmoving said members `back to normalA in the o posite direction;substantiallyY as dcscribedlJ 13. Inamachii'e acarriageforhol thatnormally remains at rest an adapted to be of the character-described,

vwhich is ing galleys of tys'e, a platen position when the carriagemoves` gagement with the' type', means for feeding a piece of paper oversaid platen, means for reciprocati-n the carriage past the laten, anormally idle slitting mechanism ihr dividing said piece of paper intostri s, and means for causing said slitting mccianism to operate onlywhen the platen rotates; substantially as described.

14. In a machine of the character described, a rotatable platen thatnormally remains at rest, acari-inge adapted to support galleys of type,means for moving said carriage past the platen, means for feeding apiece of pa er between the platen and the type in the ga lcys, a stop onthe carriage for engaging a dog on the platen to impart an iuithlmovement to said platen, a normally idle slitting mechanism for dividingsaid piece of paper into a plurality of strips after it has passedbetween the platen und type, and means for causing the slittingmechanism to operate simultaneously with said platen; substantially asdescribed.

15. In a machine ot the character described, a platen, a carriageadapted to support gallcys of type, means for moving said carriage pastthe platen, means for feeding a piece ot' paper between the platen andthe type in'the galleys, a stop on the carriage for cngafring a dog onthe platen to impart an initia movement to said platen, a normally idleslitting mechanism l'oi dividing said piece of paper into a plurality ofstrips after it has passed between lllc platen and type. means forcausingf said slitting mechanism to operate simultaneously with theplaten, a re-winding mechanism. and means operated by thc slittingmechanism for actuating said re-winding mechanism; substantially asdescribed. y

1G. In a machine of the character described, 'a rotating platen that,normally remains atl rest,a carriage adapted to hold galleys of type,means for reciprocating the carriage underneath the platen to cause saidplaten to revolve and force a piece o f paper upon the type in thegalleys, a Slitting rol and a re-winding roll that normally remains atrest, and means for causing said slitting roll und re-windin roll toturn when the platen rotates; su stant-ially .as described.

17. In n machine of the character described, a rotating platen ink-arolls, a carriage adapted to hold ga type, mechanism for reciprocatin.sai car. =rnge past the platen and ink-app ying rolls, a riven pulley,a clutch for connecting carriage actuatin mechanism to said pulley,means for throwing said clutch into engagef ment withithe palle andmeans actuated rotated by its frictions] enarrives in a certainpositionfsubstantially as described.

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mi y0 e in the opposite 18. In a machine of the character described, arotating platen, ink-applying rolls, a carrie e for holding galle s ot tpe, a sprocket ciain provided Wit a b ook which engages a member carriedby the carriage to reciprocate thecarriage underneath the platen andinking rolls, a pinion meshing with a gearthat is connected to the shaftof one of the sprockets over which said sprocket chainy asses, a clutchmember, a' driven pulley, evices for movinr the clutch member intoengagement wit the pulley, a shifting yoke connected to said devices, aspring for moving Asaid shifting yoke in 011e direction, a leverconnected to said yoke, a stop on the carriage for engagsaid leverandrmoving it to shift the direction, and manually-o erated means formoving said `lever out o engagement with said stop; substantially asdescribed.

19.-In amachine of the character described, a rotatable platen, ink-aplying rolls, a carriage for .holding galleys o type, mechanism formoving said carriage back and forth underneath the platen and theink-applying rolls, a driven pulley, a clutch for coupling up thecarriage-actuating mechanismI to the fpulley, means for disengaging theclutch y rom the pulley when the earriarre reaches a certain position,and indcpen ent means under the control of the operator for disenga ingthe clutch from the pulley; substantially as described.

20. In a machine of the character described, a rotatable platen, acarriage for l i holding galleys of type, means for reciprocating saidcarriage underneath the platen to cause the platen to feed a piece ofpager over the type in the galleys, an' adjustal le 40 slitting'mechanism for severing saidl pieceof paper into individual strips are-wnding mechanism for winding up said strips, means actuated by theplaten for operating the slitting mechanism, and'means 'actuated b y 454the slitting mechanism for imparting movement to the re-windingmechanism; substantially, as described. t

21. In a machine of the character idescribed, a rotatable platen a.carriage, a movable support arranged 1n said carriage for holdinggalleysy of type, means for reciprocating said carriage, means forpermitting the movable support of the carriage to descend as the carnagemoves' rearwardly, 55 and for elevating the carriage as it reaches theend of its forward stroke, ink-applying rolls, means for causing theink-applying rolls and the platen to move downwardl so that they willengage the tv leys as 4the carriage moves orwardly and thus cause theplaten to feed a piece of paper over the type inthe alley, and means forsupplying ink to the in -applying rolls; substantially as described. sa

:ln-testimony whereof I hereunto ax my si nature in the resence of twowitnesses, this first day of ul 1907.

RUYDOLPH W. GOEB.

V Witnesses:

, Warns L.' CHURCH. a GEORGE BAKEWELI.

pe in the ga 'sa

